TRADE WARS - BIO FUEL DAILY

Dec 03, 2012 (UPI)

Indian conglomerate the Adani Group said its $10 billion Carmichael coal block in Queensland, Australia, would start production in 2016. "We are going to be the...

Singapore deports striking Chinese bus drivers

Dec 02, 2012 (AFP)

Singapore on Sunday deported 29 mainland Chinese bus drivers involved in the city-state's first industrial strike in 26 years. The drivers, working for state-li...

Suu Kyi to lead probe into China-backed Myanmar mine

Dec 01, 2012 (AFP)

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will lead a probe into a crackdown on a protest against a Chinese-backed copper mine which will also assess the futur...

Australia's Lynas fires up Malaysian plant

Nov 30, 2012 (AFP)

Australian miner Lynas Corp said Friday it had begun processing rare earths at a controversial new plant in Malaysia after being delayed for more than a year du...

Russia as WTO Member Must Resort to Sophisticated Methods

Nov 30, 2012 (Voice of Russia)

November marks a symbolic date which is very important though - 100 days of Russia's membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO). "We should not underestim...

Australia's resources spending increases

Nov 29, 2012 (UPI)

Australia has reported record spending in major resources and energy projects. In its Resources and Energy Major Projects report this week, Australia's Bureau o...

Italy, China sign deals worth $1.27 bn

Nov 28, 2012 (AFP)

Italian and Chinese firms signed deals worth $1.27 billion (984 million euros) on Wednesday in Rome at talks attended by Prime Minister Mario Monti and senior C...

Myanmar protesters ordered to end mine demo

Nov 28, 2012 (AFP)

Hundreds of villagers, students and monks on Wednesday defied a government order to end a protest at a controversial Chinese-backed copper mine in northern Myan...

Norquist ready for immigration reform

Nov 28, 2012 (UPI)

Another major conservative voiced support for U.S. immigration reform this week but this one has been calling for it for a while, albeit not as loudly as he has...

Pena Nieto looking for trade partners

Nov 28, 2012 (UPI)

Drugs and guns gave way to manufactured goods and migrant workers Tuesday on Mexican President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto's tour of North American capitals. U.S. ...

Smuggling surges in China: state media

Nov 27, 2012 (AFP)

Customs officials in China are grappling with an increase in smuggling, particularly banned items such as drugs, weapons and endangered animals, state media rep...

Myanmar copper mine protesters charged: police

Nov 27, 2012 (AFP)

Myanmar has charged a group of activists who protested against a controversial Chinese-backed copper mine with defaming the state, police said Tuesday. The eigh...

Anger at Chinese businesswoman's foreign passport

Nov 27, 2012 (AFP)

A prominent Chinese businesswoman has come under fire after she was exposed as having a foreign passport, highlighting resentment towards the rising number of w...

GE says 'Industrial Internet' could be worth trillions

Nov 26, 2012 (AFP)

Connecting industrial operations to the Internet could lead to significant gains in productivity, potentially worth $10 trillion to $15 trillion globally, a stu...

Samsung finds unfair practices among China suppliers

Nov 26, 2012 (AFP)

Samsung Electronics said Monday that a probe of its suppliers in China had found no evidence of alleged child labour, but did uncover some "inadequate" employme...

India, China firms sign deals despite political tensions

Nov 26, 2012 (AFP)

Indian and Chinese companies signed agreements on Monday worth billions of dollars as the two emerging market giants sought to broaden commercial ties despite p...

Strong interest for Chinese insurer PICC's IPO

Nov 23, 2012 (AFP)

Chinese insurer PICC has attracted strong interest from investors for its $3.6 billion initial public offering in Hong Kong next month a day after it began taki...

Fitch cuts ratings on Panasonic, Sony to junk

Nov 22, 2012 (AFP)

Japan's embattled electronics sector suffered another blow on Thursday as ratings agency Fitch downgraded industry titans Sony and Panasonic to junk status for ...

Japan posts worst October trade data in three decades

Nov 21, 2012 (AFP)

Japan on Wednesday posted its worst October trade figures in over 30 years, underscoring persistent weakness in the world's third-largest economy amid the globa...

Protest strikes disrupt Argentine cities

Nov 21, 2012 (UPI)

Argentine cities faced disruptions as the second mass protest in a month challenged President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's government. Most road communicati...